Video and Audio recordings from YAPC::Asia 2007

YAPC::Asia 2007 (4/4-5 in Tokyo, Japan) was again a huge success: lots of attendees (approx. 450) and interesting talks. Even if you didn't make it, you can enjoy the conference online now that Video and Audio recordings are available.

All video files are now uploaded on Google Video so you can browse all the talks with Flash player or download as DivX or MP4 movie file. They are also integrated in YAPC::Asia 2007 Sessions detail pages using Google Video embed Flash player.

Perl 6 summary, 08-14 Apr, 2007

"The current pugs implementation is just translating to the old form underneath, so it's not surprising it's a bit off. That's the sort of thing that happens when the language designer gives the language implementor whiplash. However, I rather suspect the interpersonal metaphorical meaning was lost on the physicist/comic who decided that the 3rd derivative of position should be called 'jerk'. :)"

[ANNOUNCE]: Hackathon Toronto, Saturday April 28

kid51 writes "Toronto Perlmongers are pleased to announce Hackathon Toronto, a one-day, almost-spur-of-the-moment hackathon, to be held Saturday, April 28, 2007.

A hackathon is a gathering of free and open source software developers reflecting the joy of collective hacking. Building on the tradition of previous Perl hackathons in Toronto, Chicago and elsewhere, Hackathon Toronto will encourage people to come together for face-to-face work on Perl 5, Perl 6, CPAN modules, Parrot, Pugs and ... you name it!

A hackathon wiki has been established. Go there to learn details as to participation, location, transportation, projects, logistics, etc. As we get closer to the hackathon date, log on to #hackathon on irc.perl.org."

One week left for YAPC::NA 2007 talk submissions!

jfluhmann writes "Only one week left to submit your talk proposal (must be logged in) for YAPC::NA 2007! Deadline is midnight (CST) on April 9th. Please login or create an account on the ACT-hosted YAPC::NA site and submit your proposal before it's too late. If you'd like to give a talk but are not quite sure what to present, look at the wiki for talk suggestions. Or if you don't plan on giving a talk, but would like to suggest one, then add it to the list of suggestions. Again, last year attendees requested talks be tagged with suggested experience level of attendee (beginner, intermediate, advanced). Please include this in the comments section of your talk if appropriate. See the official CFP posting."

2nd Perl 6 Microgrant - Phil Crow / Java-Perl6 dec

We're pleased to announce that we've selected Phil Crow as the
recipient of the second Perl 6 microgrant. Phil is the hacker behind
the Java::Swing module which allows Perl programmers to put a Java
Swing GUI on their application without writing any Java and he'll be
using this knowledge to convert Java declarations to Perl 6. You can
find details of the project he's planning in the text of his grant
application:

Call for Venue for YAPC::Europe::2008

barbie writes "With preparations for YAPC::Europe::2007 well underway in Vienna, it is time for the YAPC::Europe Venue Committee to consider suitable hosts for the 2008 conference. Any dedicated group interested in hosting YAPC::Europe::2008 should send a brief statement of intent to venue@yapceurope.org. A full and complete application should then be sent to the same address prior to the deadline for applications, which is June 30, 2007.

Please direct any questions to venue@yapceurope.org, and a member of the committee will endeavour to respond as soon as possible. The public announcement of the location for the 2008 conference will be announced during the 2007 conference in Vienna."

YAPC::NA::Houston registration is open!

jfluhmann writes "Houston.pm is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Yet Another Perl Conference, North America 2007. The conference dates are June 25th through 27th at the University of Houston's central campus in Houston, Texas. The conference will feature speakers from throughout the Perl community, including keynotes from Larry Wall (the creator of Perl), Damian Conway, and The Perl Foundation. Following Chicago.pm's lead, low-cost post-conference training classes provided by noteable Perl trainers will again be available.

kmccombs writes "April's meeting of Mad Mongers features JT Smith presenting on WebGUI. WebGUI, an open source content management system, is built purely on Perl. Developed to run enterprise web environments, WebGUI is easy to use, extremely powerful, and easily customized. JT will discuss developing for WebGUI, highlighting its benefits through a demonstration of the system. This is an excellent opportunity for Perl programmers to learn about developing for WebGUI from one of the creators of the cms himself.

YAPC::Europe: 5 days left to be an Early Bird

Just a quick notice that there are only 5 days left to register for YAPC::Europe with the cheaper early bird tariff (saving 20 Euros) - you'll also have the chance to win one of two coffee table books on Vienna. Early Bird registration ends on 31st March, 23:59.

Barbie was smart enough to discover a slight loophole in our pricing: If you submit a talk proposal and do not register as an early bird and have your proposal rejected, you'll loose 20 Euros (which is still better than submitting an proposal, paying the 80 Euros, and then have your proposal accepted and your ticket fee waived).

So we clarify our rules: If you submit a talk proposal, you'll also be eligible to the reduced 80 Euros fee after March, 31st. Of course you can submit a talk and pay the regular or even the sponsor tariff :-)

Oh, and don't forget that if you submit a talk proposal until March 31st, you're also in for the
book-raffle.

jfluhmann writes "Two weeks remain in the Call For Participation! Visit the ACT-hosted YAPC::NA site to register as a new user (or login with your existing account) and submit a talk proposal. If possible, please indicate (in the comments section) if you consider this talk to be suitable for a beginner, intermediate, or advanced Perl user. Some of the comments from last year indicated a desire to know the level of knowledge expected of talk attendees. See the official CFP posting"

Perl 6 Microgrant - Steve Peters on Parrot Portability

We're pleased to announce that we've selected Steve Peters as
the recipient of the first Perl 6 microgrant. Steve has been
instrumental in helping to ensure that Perl 5 has stayed incredibly
portable forthe past few years. Steve's starting to turn some of his
attention to Parrot. You can find details of the project he's planning
in the text of his grant application: